The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Synopsis

A sensitive teenager learns to navigate the soaring highs and perilous lows of adolescence in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, a powerful and affecting coming-of-age story based on the wildly popular young adult novel by Stephen Chbosky. Starring Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Emma Watson (the Harry Potter franchise) and Ezra Miller (We Need to Talk About Kevin, Another Happy Day), The Perks of Being a Wallflower captures the complexities of growing up with uncommon grace, humor and compassion.

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When an author writes a novel that's beloved by millions of fans, especially teenage fans, you can't blame him for wanting to do the movie adaptation just right. But Stephen Chbosky was insistent for more than a decade that his book The Perks of Being A Wallflower didn't just need the right director-- it needed him as a director.

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This week, in vein of Resident Evil: Retribution, House at the End of the Street, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower, we've picked out some female-fronted action flicks, spooky suburban horror stories, and enchanting coming-of-age tales for your home-viewing pleasure.

This fall's teen-centric film The Perks of Being A Wallflower isn't just Emma Watson's chance to debut her new short hairdo and American accent-- though if you've been paying attention to tabloid reports, you might think so. It's also a risky adaptation of a much-beloved young adult novel

Late last week it was revealed that the first trailer for The Perks of Being A Wallflower, the new film adaptation written and directed by Stephen Chbosky based on his hit book, would be airing with the MTV Movie Awards. The announcement came with the first poser for the movie as well as a teaser trailer teaser, but now the wait is over. The awards show is currently in full swing over on the east coast and things kicked off with the brand new trailer, which has now been posted online.

As MTV was the publisher of the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower, it's fitting that the trailer for the book's movie adaption will premiere this Sunday during the pre-show of the 2012 MTV Movie Awards. Still, those of us who have long been compelled by the bittersweet coming-of-age story of Charlie and his high school friends don't have to wait to get a taste of what author/writer-director Stephen Chbosky has in store thanks to this tantalizing teaser...

Stephen Chbosky's controversial coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower has been a must-read for teens since its debut in 1999. Set in the early '90s, the book unfolds the tragedy-strewn story of Charlie, an introverted high school freshman who channels his thoughts, hopes and fears into letters to an anonymous friend. Told entirely in this epistolary style, Perks gave a unique insight into its gawky teen protagonist's inner thoughts.

With her hair chopped short and wearing some very appropriate early 90s clothes, Watson looks very far away from Harry Potter's Hermione Granger, which is definitely the point. Can she pull off this tricky role and make us think of her as an actual actress? We're going to need at least a trailer to make that call. Perks of Being A Walfflower doesn't yet have a release date

The movieís based on a popular young adult novel and seems like perfect material for Watson, whom I once boldly declared as the only one of the Harry Potter kids with any real talent. Iím standing by that. Emma, donít make me look stupid. She stars in the film opposite Logan Lerman and...

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